Would you want a roommate to treat you the way we’ve treated the Earth? It’s time to clean up our act. The Earth, personified, slouches on a sofa. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article, by high school student Shikka Nanda, was produced out of News...
We’ve mapped stars billions of light years away. But what lies just hundreds of feet below the surface of our own water has been unfathomable. A scorpion fish in a deep sea coral reef. (Credit: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) This article...
It is difficult to turn away from our devices and even harder to turn them off. But if you can, your brain will thank you. Illustration by News Decoder After hours of mindlessly scrolling on Instagram Reels and clicking through Snapchats, I noticed a feeling of...
It’s time we rethink what we buy and wear and toss. As we fill our closets with new threads, the earth is getting poisoned by polyester. One woman models a skirt made out of a magpie inkcap mushroom and another models a skirt made of seaweed. (Illustration by...
Media often reports climate change as a doom and gloom scenario and ends up pushing people away. Can we get them to tune in and take action? Listen to the “Eyes on Climate” podcast. In News Decoder’s Top Tips, we share advice for young people from...
In many households around the world, you will find toys wrapped up under a Christmas tree, most made from plastic. Can we change that scenario? An origami Christmas scene with cookie snowman and gingerbread man. (Illustration by News Decoder) Editor’s note:...
Some scientists are building a program that can do what your parents can’t. Get you all to stop arguing already. A computer mediator shows two bickering brothers wher they agree. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced exclusively for News...
Thousands of world leaders can’t seem to get a handle on climate change. But gather a group of young people together and they’ll show you how to do it. In the month of December, News Decoder is focusing on ways we can bridge divides through the power of...
As nations gather in Baku for COP29 to fight climate change, a less noticed gathering took place in Colombia to protect the myriad forms of life we might lose. An artist puts the finishing touches on a mural a day ahead of the COP16 United Nations biodiversity...
We’re positive climate change is happening. But reporting doesn’t have to be all negative. A news reporter stands in front of a solar farm with smokestacks and windmills in the background. (Illustration by News Decoder) In News Decoder’s Top Tips, we...